Example 59-322

Mbi de mbi baa nyama ti sese agbo kamba (na) nduzu pepe.
mbi
1sg
de
remain
mbi
1sg
baa
see
nyama
animal
ti
of
sese
earth
a-gbo
pm-grab
kamba
rope
(na)
(prep)
nduzu
upwards
pepe
neg
I haven't yet seen a terrestrial animal seize a rope from above.
Comment:
NEG negates the clause with baa and not the clause with gbo. The meaning, however, is not clear. Note that the example occurred in a letter by a person whom some would characterize as semi-literate.
Type:
naturalistic written
Source:
Samarin 1967: 151